How a Chinese manufacturer weathered Trump tariffs and global trade disruption

For Agilian Technology, a mid sized electronics manufacturer in southern China, Donald Trump’s tariffs did not break the business. They forced it to rethink how it works, where it ships, and how much of its future it can safely keep tied to the United States. After a turbulent 2025 marked by frozen orders, panicked clients, and pressure to move production out of China, the company has emerged with a more cautious but firmer view: China remains extremely hard to replace as a manufacturing base.